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Thought about responding to the and realized that I'd rather stick my tongue in a light socket so go me, I can learn.
— Elizabeth Bear (@matociquala.bsky.social) January 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
In case you missed it,
that image sequence is "disk horse" = "discourse".
At least I think so :-)…
Don said,
January 10, 2025 @ 2:29 pm
My mind first went to "disc jockey," which would be much less clever and also make less sense because that horse has no rider.
Sarah A said,
January 10, 2025 @ 3:14 pm
You are correct Mark! I was first made aware of disk horse/ in a gaming Discord in 2020.
Looking into it, the phrase has been in usage since at least 2017 – it looks like this mildly viral Tumblr post may have helped to popularize it:
https://www.tumblr.com/rokuromacbeth/163334129285/so-i-have-a-question-for-a-certain-user
David Morris said,
January 10, 2025 @ 3:49 pm
To my eyes, first thing in the morning, the first element looked like a lifebuoy, so 'boy horse'. After looking closer, I figured it out, but I'm clueless as to which particular discourse she's talking about.
Yves Rehbein said,
January 10, 2025 @ 4:50 pm
I am more intrigued by the light socket metaphore. Modern instalations should have circuit breakers in place so it won't do much but blind your sight and burst your ear drums. You might rather bite your tongue, as it were.